Device for preventing the switching of cows&#39; tails.



No. 718,273.- v PATENTED JAN. 1a, 1903.

D. MQLELLAN. DEVICE FOR PREVENTING THE SWITCHING OF cows TAILS.

APPLICATION I ILBD JULY 30, 1902.

NO MODEL.

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DAVID MCLELLAN, OF BOWESMONT, NORTH DAKOTA.

DEVICE FOR PREVENTING THE SWITCHING OF COWS TAILS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 18,273, dated January 13, 1903.

Application filed July so, 1902.

C0 all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID MOLELLAN, a citizen of the United States, residingat Bowesmont, in the county of Pembina and State of North Dakota, have invented a new and Improved Device for Preventing, the Switching of Cows Tails, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to a device for preventing the switching of cows tails during the milking operation.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both figures.

Figure-1 is a fragmentary side elevation showing my device in use; and Fig. 2 is a plan view of the device when removed, also showing in dotted lines the position of the clamping members when applied to the leg and tail of the cow,

A longitudinal section of spring metal is bent into the general form indicated in the drawings, the ends of the section being provided with substantially elliptical eyes 1 2, immediately adjacent to the semicircular portions 3 4:, which are provided with notches 5 6, constituting roughened surfaces for holding the device in position. The portions 7 8 are straight, and the central portion is bent into the form of an eye 9. A ring 10 of wire is mounted upon the straight portions 7 8, its removal therefrom being prevented by means of the eye 9. The eyes 1 2 are brazed integrally with the portions 3 and 4, so as to be smooth.

The operation of my device is as follows: The bushy part of the cows tail is surrounded by the semicircular portions 3 and 4, the roughened portions 5 and 6 serving to secure a hold upon the tail. The eyes 1 2 are next placed upon the opposite sides of the animals leg, and the ring 10 is pushed forward from the position shown in full lines in Fig. 2 to SerialNo. '11 7,632- (No model.)

that shown in dot-ted lines in said figure,

When not desired for use, the device may be readily removed by sliding the ring 10 to the position shown in full lines in Fig. 2,whereupon the clamping members will assume the position shown in full lines in said figure.

Having thusdescribed my invention, I

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A device for preventing the switching of cows tails, comprising a section of spring metal bentback upon itself so as to form two members each provided with an eye for clamping a portion of a cows leg, said members having portions bent into substantially semicircular -form and roughened internally for the purpose of clasping the animals tail, and

a sliding ring for forcing saidmembers toward each other.

2. 'A device for preventing the switching of cows tails, comprising an elastic member bent back upon itself so as to form two members, each provided with an eye for clamping a portion of a cows leg, said members being bent into proper conformity for the purpose of clasping the animals tail, and a slid-,

ing ring for forcing said members toward 8c each other.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

DAVID MCLELL'AN.

Witnesses:

W. J. HUTOHESON, H. O. THOMSON.

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